Everyone says theyll follow up and never do. not sure if it's related. So today I walked with my boot and elevated heels pretty much all day. I see my doc on Monday and believe he will let me take one of the two heel lifts out of the boot then. Had my surgery on 8/5 for a full rupture on day four I did exactly what Greg did last night I did exactly what Neil did too! Initially there was an incredible amount of pain, took off the boot and the wrap to ensure I didnt tear the stitches open. Felt good!m. I was very glad that I was able to find this thread to give me a bit of reassurance. Martin, did you have a follow up visit? I figured I would share my 2 stories that happened recently so that others can use it for their own. Hi Serge you will be fine. I feel very dumb. If youre experiencing problems with bunions or with your feet in any way, were here to help. 3 weeks post op, completely ruptured my Achilles. The former glamour model had screws and metal plates fitted as part of treatment for such at the time. Read Also: The Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute. The results are generally excellent for reducing joint pain and allowing increased activity.Using surgical engineering, we are able to get the big toe joint to bend again, saving many such arthritic joints. Follow your doctors advice and in case of any complication, follow the prescribed treatment. For those going through this: stay positive and take it one day at a time. Was supposed to see him 1/17 to hopefully begin PT and PWB. Im two week post surgery and I was getting out of my car and lost balance. I dont know If my brain is telling me I already can put some weight in my injured leg or something but now im in panic trying to remember the extend of pressure I did to realize if I could damage the repair. Can also feel my tendon and everything feels like its right where it needs to be lol. Taydra - Im surprised the folks who put your cast on didnt tell you how to ice. Are you not yet FWB in your boot? All I have to say is dont be stress and stop researching things you dont want to read or hear because all youre doing is ruining your days to come. Im in a half hard cast and the on call doctor pretty much told me 90% its fine but still a chance I messed it up. Will be far more careful from now on. Good luck to everyone on this road to recovery! I really miss being active and mobile. Otherwise, ice, elevate, and rest as much as possible. Took a tumble going down a step using crutches yesterday and put weight on my bad foot on the way down (maybe a split second, not full weight). I was just hoping that the pop feeling I felt was my incision and maybe part of a stitch? I am worried though about re-rupturing my achilles. i have a Im glad that I found this blog though. Im good with that. I has my pre op yesterday and am ready to go. A little over two weeks, i went out to start my truck and pressed on my clutch.bad move, but the pain went away pretty quickly. Thank you all for your posts. Had a similar incedent myself after a few weeks from my surgery for a trimollear fracture(mans it was fractured in 3 places) Slipped slighgly grtting off my knee scooter transferimg to bed & bent the joint prematurely a little while the joint was still stiff from I think the scar tissue. Most are able to walk within a few days of surgery. I didnt hear or feel a pop like I did when I did it the first time, Martin, Im guessing you have a huge cast on your leg yet? Had trouble with wound healing so they silver nitrated the trouble spots for over a month, to the point where one of the stitches holding my Achilles together was poking out and had to be removed. Now I couldn't get around without it. He said he could have pulled me off the operating table by my foot and it wouldnt have come apart. im worried that i might have moved the bones around because i know the dr put a screw in to keep it in place and im paranoid that it will heal weird now.. anyone else have a fall 5 days after their bunionectomy was there any effect from it? The pain was ongoing for a couple of hours but it was no where near the pain of the initial rupture or the few days after surgery. It felt weird it didnt hurt, I dont think i stepped on it hard enough to do damage. Im really thankful I found this blog. I am 5.5 weeks post op and am also wondering if your pain increased with PWB. Medication (which I had been off) helped with the pain it was still painful but lessened with meds which was what they told me to look for. I am scared that I loosened all my ligaments and will need surgery again. My docs office hasnt returned my call yet so Im hoping thats a good thing. I have my 2 week post op appointment with my doctor in 2 days and will explain what happened to my doctor. I am 8 days out of surgery (follow up appointment in t-minus 6 days) for a full thickness achilles tear. Hello, thought I would post hair after having a bit of an incident this afternoon; like many others had a slight imbalance on my knee scooter and reflected using my surgical leg to balance myself for a quick second. Just spoke with my doctor. They didnt put me on any type of rehab or did they give me any exercises to do. Wednesday will be my 3rd PT appointment. i originally plan on waiting a year for it to heal up then doing my other foot. Again the surgery is like 36 Hours ago. Hes 2 hours away. Our number one complication is irritation from the retained hardware or screw. I fould that keeping the leg elevated and using ice periodically also really helped keep the swelling down over the first several weeks. Of course I put my non weight bearing foot down to catch my self as I was falling to the ground. Taking everything slow and steady to make sure I dont hurt myself again. I am in fear of a 2nd surgery. Because I accidentally landed on my foot getting out of bed without my boot it cause the gap and now Im schedule for another surgery. it seems like, from my read through of the comments above, the main people that thad re-rupture were ones who fell getting out of the shower or bed and didnt have any type of protection. Said no gaps in tendon and could see calf movement when moving foot into dorsiflexion so repair still intact. Please help. I was fortunate that my surgery site has fully healed at 3 weeks and there was no bleeding but I have yet seen my surgeon. Think positive youll be fine I turned out ok. Bunion surgery wound care. so you feel pain for sure because youre not used to feeling anything, but it seems like the only way to re-rupture is for that tendon to actually go through a longer range of motion than it is ready to. Shooting pains, and I definitely felt something tear as my foot was absorbing the shock. We want the forums to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the forums are I had no idea the fear of re-rupture would consume my thoughts like it has. Had full tear of Achilles. I am going through this as well but my doctor did say i can put as much as i tolerate, but i am so worried because i am overweight. I heard no popping or tearing and no severe pain. Pain better now have appt tomorrow so hoping for no Not only was there no damage, but everything healed very nicely. The pain is most likely a result of muscles that havent been used in a while taking weight, you know? I was so upset as I had been so careful to not put any weight on the leg before, and my doctor was very clear when he said to be very careful of not putting weight or bending the foot. They said as long as there isnt pain the next day (or that it isnt getting worse) and you dont feel any deformities in your Achilles area, you are fine. I go to dr Tuesday to get staples out and get a hard cast..hopefully, mine will turn out as well as most of the others! I slipped off my scooter and put some weight on my leg I am one week post surgery. 14 users are following. Rob, I agree with Rick - lots of people experience a little slip during that period and its scary to think you might have screwed up (I had the same experience). Right foot forward, left foot back. Even if they didnt I think Ill stick with the booth because I dont want to wake up and accidentally do something like put too much weight etc when Im half asleep so I keep the boot on but much looser. they hurt all the time, even when i have no shoes on. Yes it hurt like hell to walk heel first very soon after surgery and I know I cried A LOT but my orthopedist made me do it. *re-rupture (not re-rerupture). I do some very light massaging like you and that is a little bit uncomfy, but i dont push that at all. Today, while transferring from a chair to my knee scooter, i misjudged my knee landing on the scooter pad and had a tumble over the side. Sitting now with my leg elevated. The weight was probably on for less than 1 second before I quickly caught my balance. is a lifesaver as I am a complete walking disaster on crutches. Yikes! I am now using a transport chair to move her to the toilet to minimize how much crutches or walker use she has to do. That's progress! And one of the most important things to have in mind is to find the best possible doctor because dealing with some screw problems can easily turn this non-invasive procedure into disaster and cause even bigger problems after bunion surgery. Wow this is the blog Ive been looking for. Turns out that my foot was fine Doc checked it throughly and it was in good condition. These are nice and wide so there is no pressure through the foot, and often have a special wedge under the heel to help you not to put any weight through the front of your foot during the initial phase of bunion surgery recovery. I was hopping up on a bar stool and accidentally tapped the casted foot on the ground. For more severe cases, the soft tissue must be further disturbed. Osteoarthritis (wear and tear arthritis) is not alleviated by surgery. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The dr. said to use pain meds and contact him in a few days. In the split second before my foot hit the ground, I remembered the surgery and tried to tuck it under me but my toes caught the ground and I just knew that I re-ruptured my achilles. and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified I had a full ruptured Achilles Tendon that was operated on about 3 weeks ago. I just dont see myself being blue to put weight on. What a relief to read these posts! The doctor said I stretched my tendon, and that I must make sure to keep my foot pronated in the boot, no PT of any sort for the next week. So far every thread but one makes me feel mentally better. I had some intense pain in the Achilles and a stretching sensation but no pop. Live up north where I was holed up. Now, of course, accidents so happen and people here have had them. over a year ago, Guest Im now about 5 weeks post op, and hopefully can start full weight bearing in a boot in a week. Was it re-ruptured? I experienced a complete rupture of the Achilles - and there was NO QUESTION about whether or not I had ruptured it. If your injury is slightly above the ankle & is held together with titanium hardware after a few weeks(Id say at least 5 to 6 weeks) its proabably Ok. Researching minimally invasive surgery, patients can come across different surgical techniques. The corrective surgery for bunion is known as a metatarsal osteotomy or Also I may be losing my insurance soon. Two weeks after surgery and just had the experience of falling off my scooter and intstictively trying to stop myself by putting out my bad foot. Dr. Noman Siddiqui was one of the first surgeons in the United States to correct bunions through minimally invasive bunion correction. Thankful for this blog. If so, you are very likely to be fine. WebVery close inspection is usually necessary to find any trace of bunion surgery. Some bunion deformities worsen more rapidly than others, but they all get worse with time. I saw the Dr and everything was / is still ok. Im in the boot during the day and normally have to sleep in a splint, but have not been the past few nights. This has been a bad mental experience for me as Im used to working around the house all day long, now I can barely do anything. The tingly sensation reminded me that I wasnt ready so I ended up sitting back down. Anyone had a similar experience that can give me some hope or I guess let me know if you all think I ripped it out all over again? I saw your post that you have written in February and I had a very similar incident. I fully raptured my Achilles tendon. Called the docs office and left a message with the nurse. Ill update tomorrow once Ive been seen! Thanks everyone for the reassurance that we will all get thru this. I feel so stupid. Everything seems to feel the same back there so hopefully nothing crazy happened. Nurse called back and said this does happen frequently and that its general not something to worry too much about. Unfortunately the x-ray machine was down so I must wait until another day for that. Freaking out thinking I re re-reptured or harmed it in anyway. I probably put maybe 50-70% of my weight on it before regaining control. Ive been researching this issue like crazy. So, I had surgery again two days later. Anyway at some point I put down the wrong foot! All he told me was in 2-1/2 weeks he wanted to see me walking into my appointment, in my boot of course and then possibly get rid of the boot all together a couple weeks after that. I have my 2 weeks follow-up in a week. Been doing the double and assisted single heel lifts, balancing on my bad foot passing a weight left to right and try to remain balanced for 30 seconds or more. Remember that. Im a really big person (300+) and put all my weight on it and still did not tear it. Woke up medicated and felt much better and then coming out of a quick stop at a gas station the next afternoon lost it coming down a curb on the scooter and it hurt much worse this time around than the first. I am down to two or three pain pills a day.y wrist is still a little sore , but I've been wearing a brace for support. Hoping for the best for you, Im 8 days post op and fell off my knee scooter today. Still NWB and using a knee scooter. I'm nervous because my right leg looks like a twig due to inactivity and I can't walk yet. speedy recovery. Someone to chat with a little about what's going on would be great. Post-operation, you likely require crutches, casts, and/or rigid footgear, as recommended by your surgeon. PT said I should be crutch free by Saturday! For background, I fully ruptured my Achilles tendon in the first week of August and had surgery roughly a week later. Hopefully you will find that you are fine as well, but the best thing is to check it out with your dr. because at least you can stop worrying and wondering. Two bones being joined at a joint is also known as arthrodesis or a joint fusion. Im really worried Im on my 3rd week and I slipped from the scooter and put my weight for a second or two on my foot. i took a little spill a bit ago.., felt lots of pain in my ankle but thats all so far. Understandably, people cringe at the thought of having their feet cut open. Bunion surgery is normally done as an out-patient, meaning you arrive at hospital a couple of hours before your surgery and are discharged later that day. I had surgery Friday, August 5, and stumbled yesterday (August 9) at work. If you try and do too much too soon, or start wearing inappropriate shoes too quickly, problems may arise. Dont stress and think positive!!! I have a bivalve fiberglass cast and I am 2.5 weeks post surgery and had an accident yesterday. Notes on Any one else fall on their foot after having a bunionectomy 5 days ago? Im 4 weeks post op from heal spur removal and Achilles tendon lengthening. dont stress. A good clinician will be able to tell a lot. So hard to grasp the loss of my independence and ability to do my usual activities. It comes just days after she is believed to have undergone the procedure to remove metal work from her foot. Im sure there is a lesson to be learned from this but Im frustrated. Of course, I was on my knee scooter today after showering and heading to put my boot back on when my dog was playing and bumped me. Now flash forward to 3 weeks post op I am out of the cast and now in the big boot. Do not copy or redistribute in any form! move around. I'm doing lots of walking trying to prepare. Today my surgical cast and stitches were removed, x-rays were taken, and I was put in a removable boot. Update: its totally fine and they said its healing beautifully. The fiberglass edge of the cast caused more pain under my toes than the tendon site itself. No swelling. I reached out again via their messaging system and they wrote back that again if I didnt have severe pain I should be okay but I wanted to get checked out personally so I made an appointment to see the Doc on Monday. I fractured my heel on 3/23/19 calcaneus . Im currently in a lot of pain and really worried! Mine was a complete rupture. She is going to change the cast on Wednesday and check it. I am also two weeks into this. wont hear back til tomorrow either way i have an appt in about 32 hrs to see him. In a splint like cast, not a hard cast. It may also occur if patients dont follow the postoperative directions carefully. Therefore, just shaving the bump helps some, but comes with a high rate of recurrence. Let me know how your Thursday appt goes. office. (I never received an email when I requested a password change). That one hurt a little. It happened to me as well getting on my scooter 8 days post surgery. On the day of your appointment, your healthcare provider will ask you to arrive one to two hours early. I was in my walking boot when it happened. While its always risky to draw conclusions with a sample of one, I do think that the casts and boots do a great job of providing protection. I breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the Lord Jesus, and decided to come post in hopes that my incident can bring a bit of comfort to the next person going through the same thing. Hoping just flared up and no damage done! Thanks for your support! However, I'm thinking that since the pain didn't get worse, and has even calmed down, maybe I'm OK. Outcomes studies shoe 95-97% of patients have a good to excellent outcome. I also purchased a sleep/ relaxation boot when Im relaxing on sofa . Just two days after my bunion surgery I accidentally tripped while in cruthces and ended up putting all of my weight on the foot that was just operated on. Stay positive everyone. I had my right food done on 8/27 (Lapidus Fusion, Modified McBride and Akin Osteotomy) and will be getting my left foot done on 11/7 (same procedures). One time I felt a ripping and the second time just pain in the tendon and toes (pain the first time too). This entry was posted on A few weeks after ankle surgery its usually the joint stiffness that is the main roadblock to recovery. I think I sort of stood on the toes of that foot for a second). It turned out fine and Im guessing yours will too. lost my balance and my foot hit the floor. Since then i have had to put weight on my foot 2x, but only for a brief moment to keep from falling. Figured Id check back here. Yikes nwb is tough! Until recently, there hasnt been a simple solution or a cure for bunions. Notice how enlarged the bunion joint has become due to the extra bone growth around the joint. Glad you are doing better! Mental fortitude is definitely tested but all I can do is look forward and be positive. I go to the Doc in two days so Ill update everyone whose reading this one way or the other to provide some feedback then. 6 more wks of nwb. he mentioned to me that if something had moved or been fractured id have to go into surgery asap to fix it. Hello Megan! I am 2 weeks out of surgery and I fell because of my scooter tipped over. Ill find out Thursday if there was damage. Im one week post op and while I was at work, I attempted to sit down and the chair slipped and I naturally placed my injured foot down and boy was I in a lot of pain. I purchased a knee scooter which Do you enjoy reading about celebrities? He did confirm that if the tear had been in a better place, he wouldve been fine with PT now. Overcorrection is also a risk, but much less common. Is there a chance I ruined the outcome of the procedure? I started full boot walking (FWB) at 4 1/2 weeks and have not experienced any pain at all when I boot walk. Interesting how it differs. I was happy my wife found this website. DONT USE YOUR CRUTCHES TO GO UP STAIRS - no matter how puny they look. Hi all, Have a 2 wk follow up in 2 days/ hopefully everything will be ok. Yes. Reading this makes me feel better about what just happened. Glad to hear youre good Peyton. Slight sprain. Read our editorial policy. Immediately after I put he warp and boot back on elevated and iced it, but for the remainder of the night and into this morning the tightness in the back of calf and heel have me so worries that I really messed something up.. so frustrated with myself. I cant believe so many people has fallen off their scooter and on their no weight bearing leg such as myself. I am five weeks post op, and have had a couple of incidents with the knee scooter. With being in the case, your foot isnt able to move, so the stitches should be fine. I'm just trying to be extra careful! I have been lightly limping around the house with extreme caution without it through out my day. No complications with my first surgery, but I was going into it super fit and flexible. The pain radiated all the way up my achilles and calf. I saw my surgeon today, going in for another check in a week just to make sure that everything is good to go for surgery on the 7th. Quick recoveries to us all! Naturally I attempted to use my injured foot to catch myself and put a good amount of weight on the injured foot. My appt. As the joint continues to function out of alignment, the bunion deformity gets worse. But you are right - my husband is reminding me that no matter what happens, we will figure it out. How was it the first time you stepped on it? And my foot is not almost completely motioning. I am 12 days post op and just had a pretty scary fall. That did not feel good! Its just a really weird feeling. Im 4 weeks post surgery and am half weight bearing. Some tingling and a very little pain. I had a pretty bad scooter crash. If you have more questions, please come to my site and check it out! Hey Meg and Michael, lots of us have had little scares like that - I remember mine very well. I did something similar even earlier in my recovery, twice. I really thought I'd torn my calf muscle in half! Smart to have the DR check it out just incase! I'm hoping I'm not moving forward to fast. alexander813 Should I be concerned? Had pains for about 3hrs seems to be feeling ok. Whats the best way to know if I re ruptured it? WebI'm sure the numbness will go away in time. I still had pins in my toes from hammer toe correction and pins from bunion. Im a bit concerned that I caused some damage or re ruptured the tendon and will call my doctor on Monday to see what he says. The majority of people achieve great results and forget they even have hardware in their foot, but others arent so fortunate. I am taking more pain meds today too. Traditionally, arthritic joints were destroyed or fused.These are not good alternatives for an active person who puts great demand on their feet. Add me to the slip list. You are going to experience pain and swelling immediately after the surgery and in the first 48 to 72 hours, but these symptoms will slowly fade away as time passes. Everything was going so well. The typical recovery duration after bunion surgery is 6 weeks to 6 months, depending on the amount of soft tissue and bone affected. Full recovery may take as long as 1 year. When you are showering or bathing, the foot has to be kept covered to keep the stitches dry. Stitches are eliminated after 7 to 21 days. I was so happy to find this blog. They can put their entire weight on their affected foot with only the assistance of a surgical boot. For the past three weeks, I usually navigate those shallow stairs with crutches, and then flip around to go up the stairs on my bum. Bunion surgery is an outpatient procedure, meaning you can return home the same day. I didnt have it hurt up in the calf area though. As for yall that have slipped or taken a step on your foot. I am 12 days post op and I was getting up from a chair, lost my balance and put my full weight on the injured leg. hi i had a bunionectomy on my right foot last friday and it is wednesday night now ..about 5 days later. Paul, I am still NWB. My foot is doing a lot better. or a Splint? Do you know majorsite ? After surgery, the patient can walk and engage in other weight-bearing activities because of the use of screws. Try our Symptom Checker Got any other symptoms? I have been lucky and not fallen on my foot yet but have had some near misses! When my cast was removed three days later, it was still tight. I guess the casts and boots are made with the fact in mind that the odds are most people will slip or fall at least once over the long recovery process. I did the same thing while on the Knee Scooter. The tendon hurt at the time - a bit like it did when the ankle was stretched to go into the new cast. Anyway, this group was a big help in keeping me from getting to down about my accident yesterday. Wish me the best! I was wearing the surgical boot at the time of my accident so I suppose there was some support but I remember putting quite a bit of pressure on my toes at the time. I also have PTTD symptoms in my better foot, and I can't imagine doing this again. I have my follow up in two days Im hoping I didnt do anything to ruin my progress. Im 3 weeks post surgery today - had my stitches out yesterday. In order to avoid possible problems, there are a few rules you should follow. Given your description of events, I would be very surprised if youve done any real harm. Still need some strengthening, but life is almost back to normal now other than not yet back into sports. How did it turn out ? I dont know how much weight I put on it. I am not exactly sure how much weight on put on it. I was worrying too about getting out ahead of the rush. Nearly all of us have had similar scares of accidentally placing weight on our injured foot while still NWB. Mine was a full rupture of 2 inches (10cm) I went to work on it for 2 weeks. To make sure, give your doctor a call, theyll let you know if you need to see them earlier, Just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone who has posted about their journey back from their Achilles injury. He also told me that almost every patient has an accidental weight bear on NWB foot and usually its harmless, but to BE CAREFUL from then on! Scares like that - i remember mine very well no severe pain there was an incredible amount of soft and! I sort of stood on the day of your appointment, your foot isnt to. 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